one of 6 pizza trucks 

Ginormous extemp room 

Lindsay and I making fun of Lindsay  

Texas is big 

lindsay poops out everywhere 

We are done with our first day 

Wal Mart at 10:30 at night 

Cartwheel frenzie 

She's tall enought to ride 

Wow they are bad! 

Annoying Texans 

Okay I put them all together. These are some highlights from the trip.  

We've just registered 

Cafe in the Hyatt 

Huge Room for selling debate stuff 

Texas state Line 

We get lost in Mississippi 

We leave at early in the morning.  

Days 2-4 Dallas is Crazy

The Wifi in our hotel is extremely difficult. This is why I have been unable to update for a few days. We haven't had the time to find free wifi anywhere else in town. So I'll just give you a summary of important events. Sunday was registration and opening ceremonies. We went to register and found that you can do/buy/marry anything debate but unfortunately no one cares for speech events. The Hyatt Regency was amazing and equally amazing was the scale of the tournament. We met Ms. Medlin, the Brentwood coach, and she gave us the low down on the tournament. She pretty much told us that this tournament is crazy and well the craziest part with the most contrevercy is "duo" I was asked if i was from Iowa several times when meeting people from around the counrty as I had mistakenly worn my "I corn Iowa" shirt. Following this we went to Six Flags over Texas, which we soon learned was the original Six Flags because they told us like 17 times. We went to the opening ceremonies thinkning that the National Forensics League would present us with something fabulous for making it to the tournament. We were sadly mistaken when sixteen "jazz-hand" dancers trotted on stage in their overly bedazzled red cowboy outfits. This fifteen minute show features songs like "if I can't go to heaven send me to Texas" and "Deep in the heart of Texas." The entire show was a big birthday party for six flags and big warm hug for the state of texas for be so gosh darn better than everyone. Moral of the story don't go to opening ceremonies, especially when their in Texas. Monday proved to be far different than either of us had expected. We did three preliminary rounds of duo. The representation is extremely wide here. All 50 states are here plus the country of Korea, which was suprising but extremely entertaining in competition. We have found that there is a new wave in forensics. Instead of "retarted" peices we have found that it is go gay or go home. Lindsay affectionately named a peice "Joe's a Homo" Today has been very interesting in that we did three more preliminary rounds and went to a gigantic pizza party tonight. 5000 people were expected tonight so there was many a pizza truck. They posted who broke into the next stage of semi's. Out of about 220 teams, 60 made it to semi's. We were pleasently shocked to find that we were one of them.

Dallas Adventure Day 1

We left early this morning around 7:45 instead of the expected 6:00 AM. Which was a blessing, let me just tell you. we have found that Texas is well......large. And the people of Dallas love to put neon lights on their buildings. Lindsay slept for most of the trip while I attempted to be comfortable. Thankfully I have brought Larry the Banana with us. I think we will have some luck. I will have pics for you as I have taken a few that are worth seeing however our hotel wifi is a bit to slow to handle uploading pics and I'm just plain tired. So I will find a Krystals or steal some internet from someone to bring you pics tomorrow.

Dallas Nationals Day -1

Lindsay came back from Camp Barnabas today exclaiming "I want to be a nurse!" Unfortunately for Lindsay she pretty much hyperventilates everytime she gives blood. As our trip is starting, Lindsay Adam and I went to the Andrew household to practice before the big tournament. It was a crazy time in which Chris Andrews wore a fun hat and Mr. Marshall, as we now call him, became Lindsay and I's kissing coach. He spoke from........... experience? Well it fine. We still have some more practicing to do but we are excited and ready. I will be posting pics hopefully everyday! Okay I have to get up in like five hours.

flarpy joes for fun

Welp,, it's over. I knew it would happen. Into the Woods is now officially finished. Things can now return to their normal boring state. I'm graduating in about thirty days. it makes me feel poopy. (unsure of my meaning) there are a lot of people in the world! I wish I wasn't all sixes and sevens. I want to cross the pond again.

I guess this is goodbye old pal

4 years. it is amazing how fast four years can fly by. it is even more amazing to think of how much i have changed in just four years. I really enjoyed this weekend despite the sickness and whatnot. Ravenwood placed 2nd overall at the Collierville tournament. I was ecstatic for everyone. I am really really thankfull to have had such a wonderfull high school experience. It just kindof sucks that you have to start all over again next year. oh Well!

I think it's coming along well. I am really really excited about this one. So I want everyone to come. Please come support our last show at Ravenwood. If you haven't seen the broadway version on video, pick it up somewhere.





April 6-9 Thurs-Sat & Sun
2006 7:00 2:00
RPAC
Ravenwood High School

20 Things that have happened since I stopped blogging.
1. It got cold
2. I became december
3. I got the part i wanted in the musical so you better come see it.
4. school sucks more
5. I suck at school
6. people are fun
7. the internet is really crazy 'cuase like whatever you put on it people will see
8. it almost snowed but it didn't (typical)
9. seth got cooler
10. I got married
11. we broke it off
12. i turned 18
13. i bought a lottery ticket
14. i won five dollars
15. i have sort of written two whole research papers
16. we like won state football and i was there and it was amazing
17. i decided to officially hate california
18. UCLA hates me 'cuase i'm from TN and I'm not asian
19. I had to take the SAT instead of going to a forensics tournament
20. I made a milkshake

See ya!

I love you guys so much!

Wow

I'm posting from the UK! I can't even believe it myself. I would upload pics but I'm not sure I could do it. Everyone here speaks British. It is crazy. Okay here's a list of a few British words we've picked up while here.

1. Posh (how people in southern england speak)
2. Vicor (not sure)
3. Byrd (lady)
4. Bloke (dude)
5. Batty boy or bummer ( not repeatable but i think you get the idea)
6. Pants (underwear-we made some big mistakes here the first day)

There are so many others that i will let you know when i get as soon as i get back. I'm coming to school on wednesday but I have no idea how I will be considering I will have just flown accross the Atlantic. I went to Durham Cathedral today where we stood where they filmed some Harry Potter scenes. So there's many a picture of me in my gryfindor scarf, feeling like Ron. We are going to Scotland on Monday and I should hope to see some redheads there. Pray that we have a safve flight home and that I sleep on it. Also I apologize if any of us sound really annoying we when get home 'cuase this accent thing picks up easy when the people can't understand American. so posh!

Soaring high

So it's finally finished. I had my Eagle Court of Honor today and many of you guys came and supported. I really appreciated that, more than words can express. It was far more emotional than I had anticipated but of course there I was sitting on a stool in front of twenty crying people and I had not one tear in my eye nor anything really to say. So typical! Next time I really feel like crying I going to bring packets of water the squirt in my eyes so that way I can join the normal people who get, what do you call it, oh yeah, emotional. I am so very proud of our forensics team mainly becuase we won 1st in sweepstakes this weekend at the Cookeville Invitational. I am very happy that we have such an awesome team that is not only talented but also good looking. I found the funnies thing since sliced bread. Broccoli on a knife! Try it, you'll laugh out loud. I'm leaving for England in less than two weeks and I am somewhat terrified. Pray for me and our team as we prepare to cross the pond and talk to scary British kids.

Love over the edge

Just an update. Coldplay was stinkin' amazing. I'm just now coming off of the high it gave me, no my friends not pot, Chris Martin. I've got so much tarea de espanol hacer it's redulas. hah. FYI I'm totally shadowing Mr. Seth Worley for career day.

Okay just to update me obsession. Check out this site and watch these trailers. They are freakin amazing.

The Red Coats are Coming!

I'm totally obsessed right now and it's not healthy at all! This year has been an overload of everything British. In English IV, the whole curiculum is based on British literature. I decided to finally get caught up with Harry Potter and it has oficially temperarily taken over my life. Not to metion I just happen to be going to England on a mission trip in October. So I might actually implode from the Rowling, to Shakespear, to Beowulf, to the Goblet of Fire movie coming out in November. What in the blazes is going on here.?

Going Postally Insane!

An update on the passport issue. I went back in to apply again and low and behold the same ladies were there and ofcourse two humans such as mom and myself stick out rather awkwardly with out flamboyent red hair. The ladies remembered us and most likely my outrage and gave us looks of disgust. I then realized I was wearing the exact same shirt and pants I had worn the previous time I was in this post office. So not only does this woman think I'm a snotty teenager, she also thinks I don't bathe or change clothes or know my right from my left. This next part is the best. When signing for a passport to have to take and oath and living in the world that we do you have to raise your RIGHT HAND. Obviously I was too buisy making sure the other lady knew I was still mad at her, to pay attention, so I raised my left hand and said "yeah, what?" I'M LEFT HANDED, IT'S THE ONE I USE I SHOULD BE ABLE TO PLEDGE AND OATH WITH IT! By this point I looked like a complete idiot and I"m sure my passport with get lost in the mail by "accident." Yeah and hurricane Katrina is a baller!

Now Latoya Jackson will pray for Pitoria.




"Rub a dub dub,
Thanks for the grub
Yay, God!"

----Latoya Jackson everyone

Going Postal!

It is now official that I hate the postal service of America. My mom and I went today to get my passport. You have to go to Franklin to get it 'cause that's the only place they allow you to get it in Williamson Co. so ofcourse it's out of the way. We had to go to Walgreens to pick up my pictures for the passport and that took like 20 minutes. Then we got to the post office and the lady told us very sweetly, "we don't do passports after four" I thought "what the crap?!" she said that although the office was open till five they had decided to only allow passports 'till four. It was only four-twenty and they still would take out application. I told that lady that I had to go to school for seven hours and day and that since the government controlled both the post office and the school system that I would expect a note for the postal service allowing me to miss school for such an occasion. She laughed and said "I have to go to work too" I growled and stormed out yelling, so she could hear me, "Yay for gas prices, yay post office, go government." I am thoroughly upset by all this and I have the government at the moment, or at least the post office branch.

Shrunken Brain

Hey this is what my lovesac looked like when I first got it. It's so appitizing. Now I use it for extensive Harry Potter reading.

VICTORY!

Well, folks. It finally happened. The cable man finally came and my family is now blessed with high speed internet. Yes. It's true I've been behing the times forever. But now i can watch trailors and movies and steal music even faster. Just kidding. I would never steal music. I let my friends do that. And a week of school is almost over and Senior year has begun. But as my dear friend Lauren Sampsell loves to remind me, "No one cares about your life that much." This is how she feels about blogs and the fact that we share pointless information about our lives. I like it anyways.

It's that time again.

I am at work right now which obviously means blogging time. I officially start school in three days which means the end of life as we know it once again. I am thoroughly excited about the theater classes and math(?) but as for english....... well I haven't really finished summer reading becuase Harry Potter has really taken over my life hopefully i can get a pic of me reading in my lovesac. The book matches my cover. No I didn't set that up it just happened by luck. I apologize for the extremely boring post.

Ofcourse I want to share my very own vegetables with you, the world, but I can't becuase of technical stupidity, Hello. SO I google searched veggies and got this wonderful bouquet of veggies to enjoy.